Don Byron

Donald Byron is an American composer and multiinstrumentalist. He primarily plays clarinet, but has also used bass clarinet and saxophones.

Byron was born in The Bronx, in New York City. Both parents were musicians his mother was a pianist and his father played bass in calypso bands. As well as listening to jazz recordings by Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and others, he was exposed to other styles through trips to the ballet and symphony concerts.

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